Pope Francis spoke before a joint session of the US House of Representatives and Senate today:

September 24, 2015

Pope Francis, a symbol of unity for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, on Thursday became the first pontiff in history to address Congress, speaking to America’s elected representatives about preserving “the dignity of your fellow citizens in the tireless and demanding pursuit of the common good.”

On the third day of his first visit to the United States, the pope, himself a son of immigrants, implored America’s leaders to put aside political differences and accept immigrants as their own children.

“Each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility,” the pope said in heavily accented English. “Your own responsibility as members of Congress is to enable this country, by your legislative activity, to grow as a nation.” …

John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), a devout Roman Catholic … and Vice President Biden (D), who is also Catholic, sat behind the pope. In front of him were four justices of the Supreme Court — including three of the six Catholics who currently sit on the nine-member court. …

At least one Catholic congressman, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), has announced he would skip the pope’s appearance, to protest Francis’s advocacy for strong action against global climate change and what Gosar sees as the pope’s failure to speak out “with moral authority against violent Islam.”

I saw a live portion of the pontiff’s speech on the news today, and heard the ending of it live on the radio when I was driving to pick up some booklets today. He basically came across as concerned, polite, and kindly, but with an agenda.

While the Catholic Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner originally invited the pontiff to come, he is likely not pleased with some of what Pope Francis’ agenda means.

Pope Francis has a view of the economy, immigration, and the environment closer to that of US President Barack Obama, than that of Speaker Boehner. But Speaker Boehner was moved to tears when Pope Francis spoke. The whole chamber burst into thunderous applause when Pope Francis ended his speech with ‘God bless America.’

Of course, the Bible allows for the death penalty, and that is NOT a violation of what is known as the “golden rule.”

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